Ghost School

Life of Izumi: Semester 2

Ever since I was locked up in that barn, I've gotten sicker than usual.

Almost every day I feel dizzy, pain all over the body, or nausea. Every meal I don't have appetite.

But no one knew about it, because I always held it back and tried to keep it looking normal.

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Semester 2 of Class 10 has started today.

My days at school were the same as always.

"Arato Izumi, congratulations on being first. This is also the first time in this school there are people who get perfect grades in each lesson. You will be remembered at this school until you graduate. Once again, congratulations!"

Mr. Kaisen continued to talk as if he was proud of me. Of course it makes Kirian who is 'crazy' for perfection so angry.

"Izumi!! You're really upsetting!!"

"Get out of here!!"

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I'm tired of being like this.

Even though I'm used to being hit every day, that doesn't mean I'm used to being sick.

It seems like people misunderstand me as a sign of me not being able to feel pain and letting them hurt me as they please.

I kept quiet because I didn't want to get hit any more. If I retaliate, they will return many times more.

Especially Kirian. Because I was ranked first, he became more and more of a hateful look to me.

Therefore, as much as possible I try to avoid him.

"At school or at home, I can't avoid it. The only loophole is, when I get home from school I don't go straight back to that house" I thought

1 Week after the 2nd semester began, I started looking for a quiet place around the school.

I started thinking about the forest beside the school. I thought, "why don't I just hide in the woods?"

The next day after school, I began to explore the forest.

For a week I studied the structure of the forest so as not to get lost. And in that week as well, I found a beautiful and suitable place to relax.

In the middle of the forest there is a small field with a flowing river, and a large rock near the river.

"Here we go!! This place I'll use to hide after school!!" I think happy

I began to tidy up the place and arrange it according to my wishes.

Finally after a week I set up the place, I every day after school go there until the sun starts to sink.

I'm happy, because it really helps me who wants to spend time alone in peace.

But....

4 Months later, they started to feel weird because I always came home at 7pm even more.

The next day, without me knowing, they followed me into the woods to my hiding place.

"Izumi, did you find a place this beautiful without telling us?" Ask Maeru

"Don't get greedy! The fun has to be shared!" Shouts Rio

"Well, you planted flowers here? It doesn't suit you" Rusen said and stomped on her immediately

My body jerks and my head is empty and I can't think of anything.

They started to destroy the place right in front of my eyes.

They destroyed all the effort I made to make the place as comfortable as possible.

"Truly presumptuous! If you feel right here, just stay here and don't go back to our house!" Shouted Kirian

They keep ruining the place.

"Don't... Destroy it..." I muttered with wide eyes

"Well?!" Rio muttered exasperatedly

Rio came straight up to me and hit me to the point of falling.

"Try saying it again!!" Yells

"How dare a human like you want something! You're living good!!" He shouted while kicking me.

After being content to destroy this place and beat me up, they returned home.

And since then, I no longer come to the forest.

Instead, after school I didn't go home and just sat in my place until school was closed.

Sometimes I also go to the library to learn to prepare for the 2nd semester.

Yes, only 2 more months will repeat the semester.

Which means that Kirian, Maeru, Rio and Rusen are tormenting me more and more.

"Die there!!"

"Why do you have to live here, live with us?!"

"No one expects your existence. Why don't you just kill yourself?!"

They hate me so much.

They continue to torture me more every day.

By 1 month I was going to repeat, I started thinking.

Think, keep thinking why they hate me so much.

But I did not find the answer despite thinking hard.

Until finally 1 day before the replay, at night when I get ready to sleep...

"Why... Why would... What mistake? What they don't like about me..." Thought

I was also jerked.

"Don't like it..." Mumbles

That's when I realized it.

"Genius... Because I'm a genius..." Mumbles

"If... Had I been a normal kid from the beginning and been in an ordinary family, I probably wouldn't have been like this..." Mumbles

"They... Envy me?"

A bitter memory of when I started being bullied when 1st grade Elementary School started getting into my brain.

"really. They felt rivaled and could not fight me. That's why they're violent... They hate envy, not hate my actions..."

"They thought I was perfect"

"Therefore they searched for my weakness, bringing up the broken family, the papa incident, and so on"

"They did it to throw me out. If I'm not around, they don't feel threatened"

"Therefore... Because it's..." Mumbles

I sat down for a moment and thought seriously.

"I can't act in my present condition. So I have to avoid"

"Descending until they don't feel threatened by my existence"

"The only way is...."

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The next day, the replay began.

From the very morning before the sun appeared, I had already gone to school first avoiding Kirian, Rio and Rusen looking for me.

During the replay I filled it up very quickly to get out of the exam room first, and hid.

Thanks to that I was spared from Kirian, Maeru, Rio and Rusen until the last day of repetition.

I'm so relieved.

"A little more... Just waiting for the results of the exam to be announced" I thought

"I must... Survive..." I thought, and slowly my eyes closed

In the afternoon, I passed out in class because I was sick from the beginning.

About 2 hours later, I came to my senses from my fainting and it was getting dark.

"I have to go home..." Mumbles

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Tomorrow is Saturday, so school is off.

Of course, my holidays are not as beautiful as other children.

"Baj*ngan! Where have you been all this time, huh?!"

They're getting lust after me. Even though my blood has been shed, they still haven't stopped doing it.

"Should... Survive..." Thought

Then, the torture wound was infected because it was not treated. As a result, my fever was getting higher because of enduring the pain.

Even so, I was still in school limping.

All the time I kept my head on the table until the clock went off.

I pretended to go home like everyone else, but then I went back to class and laid my head on the table again.

Until I was surprised by a group of people who entered the class...

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Brak!

"This is where you've been hiding all this time. It was only fitting that when we came to the forest, the conditions did not change"

The four of them surrounded my desk as usual.

"I'm so upset! You'll definitely be the first again, and I'm as humiliated as ever!" Shouted Kirian

"You must be taught a lesson!"

Rio approached me and took out a cutter from his pants pocket.

Rio instantly brandished that cutter to my chest.

"Quick apologize to Ian!" Shouts Rio

"Mah.. a..."

My voice was so small that it was almost inaudible and caused Rusen's emotions to ignite.

"You're! Hurry your voice!" Rusen shouts emotion and accidentally pushes Rio

At last...